IIT Kanpur Parliamentary Debate 2026

Mar 7, 2026 · BP

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

37 teams (This edition)

IIT Kanpur Parliamentary Debate 2026 (2026)7 motionsCA: Robin A., 🇮🇳 Sehaj R., 🇺🇸 Lavanya P.

Round 1THW choose to represent China
Round 2THBT the International Cricket Council should prioritize expansion into non-traditional markets (Italy, USA etc.)
Round 3THS an aggressive crackdown of the Mexico drugs cartels.
Round 4THP a world where non romantic co-parenting is the dominant norm
Open SemifinalsAs a means of enrolling people in the army, TH prefers conscription by lottery rather than the aggressive recruitment of volunteers.
Novice FinalsAs a means of enrolling people in the army, TH prefers conscription by lottery rather than the aggressive recruitment of volunteers.
Grand FinalTHO the dominant narrative that acquiring forgiveness is essential in order for a flawed person to achieve redemption.

Abstract14%

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Weighing arguments"Foundations for Philosophy motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THBT the International Cricket Council should prioritize expansion into non-traditional ma...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PhilosophyPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.0.

Last edition: 10 of 37 teams broke.

~??% estimated break chance

??.?–??.? estimated speaker score

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

74.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.4 and 75.8.

This is 0.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 77.3

Top-10 pace 75.8

Top-20 pace 75.3

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: QMUL Open 2026 (72.9), NUDC Untan 2026 (70.8)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Arunima J.	OW	—	80
Sarvagya	MG	—	80
Antariksh B.	MG	—	79
Vinil S.	MG	—	79
Kriet V.	MG	—	78
Dharam	DLO	—	78
Guru	LO	—	78
Ridhima V.	GW	—	78
Dharam	DPM	THW choose to represent China	78
Guru	GW	—	78
Yashika S.	GW	—	78
Tejas	DLO	—	78

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